Verse 25
Ezekiel 12:25
New Living Translation
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For I am the LORD! If I say it, it will happen. There will be no more delays, you rebels of Israel. I will fulfill my threat of destruction in your own lifetime. I, the Sovereign LORD, have spoken!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֗ה אֲדַבֵּר֙ אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲדַבֵּ֤ר דָּבָר֙ וְ/יֵ֣עָשֶׂ֔ה לֹ֥א תִמָּשֵׁ֖ךְ ע֑וֹד כִּ֣י בִֽ/ימֵי/כֶ֞ם בֵּ֣ית הַ/מֶּ֗רִי אֲדַבֵּ֤ר דָּבָר֙ וַ/עֲשִׂיתִ֔י/ו נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥/י יְהוִֽה
English Translation
For I am the Lord; I will speak the word that I will speak, and it shall not be postponed any longer, for in your days, O rebellious house, I will speak the word and perform it, says the Lord God.
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Chapter 12 Context
1
Again a message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, you live among rebels who have eyes but refuse to see. They have ears but refuse to hea...
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“So now, son of man, pretend you are being sent into exile. Pack the few items an exile could carry,...
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4
Bring your baggage outside during the day so they can watch you. Then in the evening, as they are wa...
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Dig a hole through the wall while they are watching and go out through it.
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As they watch, lift your pack to your shoulders and walk away into the night. Cover your face so you...
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7
So I did as I was told. In broad daylight I brought my pack outside, filled with the things I might...
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8
The next morning this message came to me from the LORD:
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9
“Son of man, these rebels, the people of Israel, have asked you what all this means.
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10
Say to them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: These actions contain a message for King Zedekia...
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11
Explain that your actions are a sign to show what will soon happen to them, for they will be driven...
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12
“Even Zedekiah will leave Jerusalem at night through a hole in the wall, taking only what he can car...
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13
Then I will throw my net over him and capture him in my snare. I will bring him to Babylon, the land...
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14
I will scatter his servants and warriors to the four winds and send the sword after them.
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15
And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the LORD.
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But I will spare a few of them from death by war, famine, or disease, so they can confess all their...
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17
Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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18
“Son of man, tremble as you eat your food. Shake with fear as you drink your water.
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19
Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says concerning those living in Israel and Jerusal...
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The cities will be destroyed and the farmland made desolate. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’...
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21
Again a message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, you’ve heard that proverb they quote in Israel: ‘Time passes, and prophecies come to no...
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23
Tell the people, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will put an end to this proverb, and you w...
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24
“There will be no more false visions and flattering predictions in Israel.
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25
For I am the LORD! If I say it, it will happen. There will be no more delays, you rebels of Israel....
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Then this message came to me from the LORD:
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“Son of man, the people of Israel are saying, ‘He’s talking about the distant future. His visions wo...
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Therefore, tell them, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: No more delay! I will now do everything...
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